As opposed to Fernandes' tenacious impact, Ronaldo had offered just incidental flashes of value and, murmur it unobtrusively, there was fairly really going after speed and development when he was supplanted following 82 minutes.
A further captivating subplot here was the manner by which both Fernandes and Ronaldo responded to Portugal's most memorable objective. Ronaldo rushed to guarantee a touch on his companion's chipped cross at the same time, in spite of replays later proposing that there was no contact,
Fernandes seemed like he would have been really glad to give up the objective. "I don't actually think it makes a difference who scored - the inclination I had at the time was that Cristiano contacted the ball - I was passing the ball to him," he said.
It was later recognizable that Portugal director Fernando Santos was somewhat more gushing in applauding the presentation of his chief over the one who had scored the two objectives.
"It is a consequence of the cooperation - I don't figure we ought to be centered around one player," he said, when requested an evaluation of Fernandes, the man of the match.
Furthermore, who cares about ronaldo? "He played an extraordinary game - they generally played an incredible game," said Fernandes.
Portugal had been wiped out at the last World Cup in Russia by a similar rival and, while there was significant fortune here in the subsequent objective - when ref Alireza Faghani apparently neglected to apply the handball regulation even with the advantage of VAR - they truly do have the quality of competitors.
Uruguay, conversely, have attempted to supplant players whose greatest years are previously and, having arrived at a World Cup quarter-last and semi-last in their last three World Cups, should now beat Ghana in the last gathering game to make due.
Danilo Pereira's unexplained rib crack had before implied the arrival of Pepe to Portugal's safeguard to become his country's most established World Cup player as well as the second most established outfield player ever after Roger Milla.
Pepe, who will turn 40 ahead of schedule one year from now, appropriately invalidated both Edinson Cavani and later Luis Suarez.
Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur had given effectively the most attractive first-half second in any case, after a slaloming Maradona-esque spill through Portugal's guard, was denied maybe the objective of this World Cup such a long ways by Costa's midsection.
Play was then momentarily ended right off the bat in the final part when a nonconformist penetrated the pitch-side security and ran onto the pitch with a rainbow banner and a Superman Shirt with 'Save Ukraine' on the front and 'Regard for Iranian Ladies' on the back.
He was quickly rugby-handled to the floor and afterward drove down the passage yet the photos of his dissent - and different messages - were soon open.
It appeared to most effect Uruguay's focus and their initial great protective work was soon outperformed.
In misconstruing a hurled ball into the punishment by Fernandes, Guillermo Varelo played Ronaldo onside and simply his jump was adequate to divert goalkeeper Sergio Rochet.
Fernandes then at last put the game past Uruguay in added time subsequent to dashing into the punishment region and playing the ball between the legs of Jose Gimenez.
The Uruguay protector had lurched forward for his endeavored tackle, with his following hand then, at that point, easing back the ball in its re-visitation of Fernandes.
Portugal pursued and, subsequent to counseling the video replays, official Faghani highlighted the spot despite the fact that the principles express that it is just an offense assuming an arm is utilized to amplify as opposed to help the body.
Fernandes was clinical from the punishment spot and later likewise just denied a World Cup full go-around by the width of the post.
Portugal 2 Uruguay 0
Portugal 4-3-3: Costa 6; Cancelo 7, Dias 7, Pepe 7, Mendes 6; Silva 7, Neves 6, Carvalho 6; Fernandes 8, Ronaldo 6, Félix 6
Subs Guerreiro/Neves 42, Leao/Neves 62, Ramos/Ronaldo 82, Palhinha/Carvalho 83
Uruguay 3-5-2: Rochet 6; Coates 6, GodÃn 6, Giménez 5; Varela 6, Valverde 6, Vecino 6, Bentancur 7, Olivera 6; Núñez 6, Cavani 5
Booked Bentancur, Olivera
Subs de Arrascaeta/Vecino 62, Pellistri/Godin 62, Gomez/Nunez 72, Suarez/Cavani 73, Vina/Olivera 86